/*
 * Copyright 2008 Max Kugland
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package org.splink.resource {

	/**
	 * An <code>Asset</code> consists of an <code>id and a <code>class</code> and provides
	 * an <code>instance</code> method which returns a <code>DisplayObject</code> instance 
	 * of the <code>class</code> it holds.
	 * 
	 * @author Max Kugland
	 */
	internal class Asset {
		public var id : String;
		public var clazz : Class;

		public function Asset(id : String, clazz : Class) {
			this.id = id;
			this.clazz = clazz; 
		}
		
		/**
		 * @return an instance of the Asset
		 */
		public function instance() : * {
			try {
				return new clazz();
			} catch(e : Error) {
			}
			return null;
		}
	}
}
